Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium heat, toast the couscous, stirring frequently, until golden-brown, about 7 minutes.

Cook the couscous in the boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water until cool. Pour the couscous into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the cucumber and mint.

In a small bowl, mix the oil, lemon juice and zest, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Stir in the feta. Add the feta mixture to the couscous, season to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice, and mix well. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the mint sprigs.

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by user-3457423, 5/31/2014I absolutely love this salad. I am huge fan of lemon, so I always at least double the juice. It is so cool and refreshing; just perfect for a light summer supper. A big hit at potlucks. Do be mindful of over salting. With the feta, the salted cooking water and the added salt in the dressing it's easy to go a bit overboard. I am eager to try it in tomato cups, as another reviewer mentioned.

by Shaolintemple, 8/1/2011Made this the night before going on a picnic. Was lovely and was all eaten up! Would definitely be making again. Would be great to have some other giant couscous recipes :)

by aNewme0524, 5/30/2011I made this salad with quinoa as I did not have any couscous. I also am not a big mint fan so I only used half and doubled the feta. Absolutely delicious!!! It also keeps well. I had it for lunch three days in a row - ***yummy***

by cookinrd, 1/28/2011I tend not to experiment with recipes until AFTER I've followed the recipe once. There is nothing I would do different. I used exact measures and only the ingredients listed...and it's fabulous! Could eat the whole bowl!

by atriola702, 2/7/2010

by Pielove, 7/9/2009I made this salad with fregola sardina instead of couscous, as I had some of the former hanging around, and none of the latter. The salad is delicious and a great way to use up those few errant veggies you have hanging around-- I added scallions, a diced kohlrabi from my CSA box, and some diced carrots for color. All were excellent additions. The feta really makes the dish with its salty richness and tang. The salad was a great side dish for roasted chicken.

by Macaroni, 6/21/2009Excellent side dish for a BBQ potluck.
Everyone said it was refreshing and delicious.

by mgssts63, 4/13/2009Brought this dish as a side to Easter dinner. The feta really over-powers this to me (I may not be a great fan of feta though) and the couscous really held the water from boiling. It was a nice side but not great.

by Retha, 4/3/2009Really liked this as a quick side. Do not skimp on the mint-needs lots of it, plus salt & pepper. Add some halved or quartered cherry tomatoes for color to this, as it really needs some. If you're calorie counting, use fat free feta. This would be a great summer lunch, maybe just serve it on sliced tomatoes or in a tomato shell.